Congress wants to Spend More Money it Doesn’t Have so it Can Go Home for Christmas
The National Debt clock is not the only thing you can set your watch to. You can also predict with near atomic certainty when the caterwauling over a government shutdown will begin. Every year at Christmas time, members of Congress and their staffs will tell you exactly how you can prevent the sky from falling – Let them spend more of your money and oh, do it quickly, so they can go home for Christmas.
The latest incarnation of this pseudo-horror film comes in the form of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). As the country careens toward $40 Trillion in debt, Johnson has been telling us that he hates the idea of over-spending but that it must be done. Unfortunately for Johnson, President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk have been key figures in sending Johnson back to the drawing board. His bill is full of pork and Democrat spending priorities.
But, golly gee, Johnson whines. Republicans only control one half of one third of one branch of government. It’s a tired line but Johnson used it anyway. The American people need fighters in position of power, not defeatists who won’t even lace up the gloves, let alone take them off in a street fight.
The notion of a government shutdown always seems to terrify those it will affect the most – the government workers who can’t stand the thought of the government not staying open. Washington, DC doesn’t operate on budgets. It operates on Continuing Resolutions (CR) to stop the money from running out, even though at $40 Trillion in debt, it doesn’t exist anyway.
Former U.S. Congressman from Ohio (R-District 16), who lost an unsuccessful bid to unseat RINO Republican Mike DeWine in 2022, is a successful businessman who understands these dynamics. The national debt is a huge concern and the only way anything can be done about it is to make serious spending cuts. “That is something,” Renacci says, “that Congress has shown no interest in or capability of doing.”
Relevant Article:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tea-Party-movement/The-2014-midterm-elections
Q&A
- What do you think of Speaker Mike Johnson’s approach to addressing the national debt and his reliance on continuing resolutions?
- With the national debt approaching $40 trillion, what specific spending cuts would you prioritize if you were back in Congress?
- How do you respond to Johnson’s assertion that Republicans control only “one half of one third of one branch of government”? Is this a valid excuse?
- What do you think the role of leaders like President-elect Donald Trump and figures like Elon Musk should be in influencing Congress’s approach to spending and debt?
- What is your perspective on the recurring fearmongering about government shutdowns and their impact on federal workers and public perception?
- Do you think it’s feasible to end the dependency on continuing resolutions and return to operating on an actual federal budget? If so, how?
- What lessons can you bring from your business background to help Congress handle the national debt more responsibly?
- What advice would you give to conservatives in Congress who are frustrated with leadership’s unwillingness to address overspending?
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ABOUT JIM RENACCI…
Over 30 years ago, Jim Renacci moved to Ohio with a few hundred dollars, dreaming American dreams of starting a family and launching a business. Growing up in a blue-collar union family in western Pennsylvania, Jim Renacci was the first in his family to graduate from college.
Not only did the blue-collar entrepreneur realize his own dream, but Jim also became the answer to countless Ohioans.
Marrying his childhood sweetheart Tina, Jim started implementing his entrepreneurial vision of owning a small business, providing jobs and livelihoods for local families. As can only happen in America, the Ohioan entrepreneur soon laid claim to operating over 60 businesses, creating 1,500 new jobs, employing over 3,000 people statewide.
But politics had other plans. In 2009, the Obama Administration took over General Motors, shuttering dealerships across the country— including Jim’s in Northeast Ohio. Shutting down Jim’s dealership killed 50 good-paying jobs in his community — and Jim wasn’t going to stand by while neighbors were going hungry. How could Washington blatantly interfere in the everyday lives of hard-working Americans who wanted nothing more but their own chance at the American Dream?
In 2010, Jim filed to run for U.S. Congress in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District, taking on a well-funded Democratic incumbent. Jim won the election by 9 percent.
While in Congress, Jim earned a reputation for being a principled conservative and effective legislator. He quickly rose through the ranks to serve on the Committee on Financial Services, as vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, and as a member of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. After just two years, Jim was named to the powerful Ways and Means Committees and Budget Committees.
Jim’s track record as a blue-collar entrepreneur demonstrates his only allegiance has ever been to the very people who D.C. bureaucrats forcibly unemployed that fateful day in an Ohio car dealership — the everyday Americans forgotten by the Swamp. He represents the people’s hopes and fears, bringing actionable results back to the working people who gave him a voice.
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